Watch as guest fumes that houses are 'being handed out to people who have skipped the queue!'

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 22/02/2025

- 16:41

Updated: 22/02/2025

- 16:46

The council's plan involves purchasing three brand new four-bedroom houses in Selby at a total cost of nearly £977,000

A leading Conservative commentator has criticised North Yorkshire Council's controversial £1million plan to house Afghan refugees, warning it creates a "sense of injustice" for local families.

Henry Hill, Deputy Editor at Conservative Home, said the scheme highlights how people "doing the right thing" and saving for deposits are seeing four-bedroom homes "being handed out to people who have functionally skipped the queue".

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